Students will be able to understand that at the UN, delegates represent countries (called nations or states in international relations language) at the UN. In addition, why the UN can pass resolutions, it cannot violate a country's national sovereignty. That is why resolutions from the UN are not international laws (except those passed by the Security Council).
Guiding Questions:
What are the characteristics of a country?
What is national sovereignty? What does it mean that the UN cannot violate a country's national sovereignty? (it means that a UN resolution cannot force a country's government to take action or take action without permission inside a country's borders... unless the resolution has been been passed by the Security Council).
Content Objectives:
Students will be able to identify the characteristics of a country.
Students will be able to define the term national sovereginty.
Language Objectives:
Students will be able to write a descriptive paragraph explaining what a country is/is not.
Vocabulary:
National sovereignty (see iCivics) Country/State (see iCivics)
UN Member state (a country that is a member of the United Nations)
SEI Strategy:
Start this lesson with an anticipation guide about the definition and characteristics of a country as well as the process by which a country becomes a country.
Suggested Agenda:
1. Anticipation guide on what/how a country is/becomes a country
2. Use the lessons from iCivics to teach the definition of a country (sovereign state)
Title:
Member States of the UNGoal:
Students will be able to understand that at the UN, delegates represent countries (called nations or states in international relations language) at the UN. In addition, why the UN can pass resolutions, it cannot violate a country's national sovereignty. That is why resolutions from the UN are not international laws (except those passed by the Security Council).Content Objectives:
Students will be able to identify the characteristics of a country.Students will be able to define the term national sovereginty.
Language Objectives:
Students will be able to write a descriptive paragraph explaining what a country is/is not.Vocabulary:
National sovereignty (see iCivics)Country/State (see iCivics)
UN Member state (a country that is a member of the United Nations)
SEI Strategy:
Start this lesson with an anticipation guide about the definition and characteristics of a country as well as the process by which a country becomes a country.Suggested Agenda:
1. Anticipation guide on what/how a country is/becomes a country
2. Use the lessons from iCivics to teach the definition of a country (sovereign state)
https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/sovereign-state
(Stress that the United Nations cannot violate a country's national sovereignty.)
3. Tell students their countries! :)
Homework: Students begin doing basic country research by completing the following handout: